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C.O. car availability affected by worldwide computer chip shortage (Update: Adding video, comments from Robberson Ford President) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- A global computer chip shortage is having far-reaching impacts, including on the High Desert, where customers for certain in-demand vehicles might have to wait longer to get their preferred new cars or trucks. Jeff Robberson, president of Robberson Ford, says one major factor that’s contributed to the current car shortage was the months-long shutdown of factories that produce the chips. “We still have them -- they’re still coming," Robbe...

Demand for electric vehicles rising in C. Oregon: You can test-drive a Tesla in Bend K1 Speed hosts the hot cars, keeps them charged and ready to go BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The demand for electric vehicles is on the rise in Central Oregon, and that has caught the attention of Tesla, who’s partnered with a local business to bring those zero-emission car options to Bend for test drives. Matthew Wessles, a partner with K1 Speed, said Tuesday that Tesla approached his business and asked if they would consider housing some of their test drive vehicles in their parking lot. He believes it was due t...